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W1 A. MORRISON.

WARDROBE BEDSTEAD.

No 336,818. Patented Feb. 23, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLARD A. MORRISON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

W'ARDROBE-BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336,818, dated February23, 1886. Application filed December 22, 1885. Serial No. 186,466. (Nomodel.)

To all ZUhOWb it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLARD A. MORRI- soN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented new and useful Improvements inXVardrobe-Bedsteads, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of folding or cabinet bedsteads inwhich the weight of the folding-bed support is partly sustained byfolding legs having a pivotal connection with said support.

The object of my invention is to provide a means of so arranging thefolding legs that they will always be in contact with the floor, whetherthe bedstead is folded or unfolded, and also during the act of changingit from one of these positions to the other, thereby cans in g the saidlegs to sustain a part of the weight at all times, and thus afford afirm and steady support.

Another object of my invention is to so connect the folding legs with anextensible 1nattress that the act of unfolding the bedstead will extendsaid mattress, the increasing tension of which will in turn restrain atoo rapid or sudden unfolding of the legs, and thereby cause thebedstead to unfold with a steady and gentle movement.

In the annexed drawings illustrating my invention, Figure 1 is aperspective view of my improved wardrobe-bedstead in its foldedposition. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same, showing the positionof its parts when the bedstead is partly unfolded. Fig. 3 is a similarsection, in which the bedstead is represented unfolded and lowered foruse. Fig. 4 is an enlarged section through one of the folding legs andside bed-rails with connecting mechanism, showing also asection througha portion of the wardrobe-front. Fig. 5 represents in perspective aportion of an extensible mattress and support and a portion of foldingleg and its connections with the mattress-support.

Referring to these drawings, the numeral 1 designates the upright orcabinet portion of a wardrobe-bedstead, which may be supported oncasters and made according to any appropriate pattern, and forms acasing for the bed when folded. In the lower part of the casing 1 ispivoted at2 a folding-bed support, 3, which of the extensible mattress.

is composed of the side rails, 4, foot-board 5, and false front 6, thelatter being finished to represent a wardrobe or similar article offurniture.

To each side rail, 4, near the foot-board 5, is secured a metallic boxor bracket, 7, for supporting a cross-bar, 8, to which is attached oneend of an extensible mattress, 9, which may be composed of woven wire orother fabric. Each of these boxes or brackets 7 is provided with ascrew, 10, that bears on the crossbar 8, for the purpose of adjustingthe tension the mattress is attached to a cross-bar, 11, which issupported in boxes or brackets 12, that are secured to bars or levers13, having a sliding movement in guides or guide-plates 14, securelyattached to the inner side of each side rail. The boxes or brackets 11are also provided with screws 15 for adjusting the tension of themattress.

The forward or upper end of each bar or lever 13 is preferably curved,as shown in Fig. 5, and carries on its inner side a stud or pivot,16,which enters a circular opening, 17, in a crank, 18, having a squareor polygonal socket, 19, at its other end. The socket 19 fits over thesquare or polygonal portion of a trunnion, 20, one of which is securedto the inner side of each folding leg 21 near its upper end. Thetrunnions 20 may beformed on plates 22, attached to the legs by screws23, as shown in Fig. 4; or the trunnions may be secured to the legs inany other suitable manner.

By reference to Fig. 4 it will be seen that the trunnions 20 are passedthrough the side rails, 4, and the cylindrical portion of each trunnion,next to its plate 22, is secured by a collar, 24, one of which is setinto each side rail to prevent wear. The extremity of each trunnion 20is also cylindrical and enters a circular opening, 25, in a bracket, 26,one of which is secured to the inner side of each side rail. It willthus be seen that the legs 21 are each pivoted to its adjacent side railand provid ed, through the trunnion 20, crank 18, and sliding lever 13,with an intermediate connection to the extensible mattress. Theunfolding of the legs 21 is therefore made to extend the mattress as thebed-support is being lowered to a horizontal position,while in turn theThe other end of 6 5 gradually-increasing tension of the mattress servestorestrain atoo rapid movement of the legs and enables the bed to belowered gently and steadily to a proper position for use.

In the end of each trunnion 20 is a socket, 27, for receiving a screw,28, the head of which serves as a nut to prevent disconnection of thetrunnions and attached cranks.

The legs 21 are connected by a suitably-ornamented cross-piece, 29,which supports the bed when unfolded, and also serves as a base board orpanel for the wardrobe-front when the bedstead is folded. Each leg isprovided with a caster that is always in contact with the fioor,whetherthe bedstead is folded or unfolded or in the act of being changed fromone of these positions to the other. The legs 21 therefore serve at alltimes to assist in sup porting the weight of the bedstead.

' WVhen the bedstead is folded, it may be secured by a lock, latch, orfastening, 30, of any suitable kind, located at the side, as shown inFig. 1, or at any other convenient point.

If desired, the cross bar 11 may be provided with a flange, 31, having ahinged connection with a vertically-sliding panel, 32, that forms aportion of the head-board. This panel 32 moves vertically between theguides 33 in front and the fixed head-board 34 at the back. In the actof folding the bedstead the panel 32 descends and leaves a space throughwhich the bedding will be ventilated.

It will be observed that while the bedstead is being folded, therebycarrying the legs 21 backward, the trunnions 20, fixed to said legs, arecaused to turn in the collars 24, so as to actuate the cranks 18 anddraw the bars or levers l8 forward and upward in their guides 14, thusrelaxing the extensible mattress. On unfolding the bedstead the outwardmove ment of the legs, and consequent rotation of the trunnions, turnsthe cranks 18 backward and moves the bars or levers 13 toward thehead-hoard, together with the cross-bar 11,

thereby extending the mattress. The gradual increase in the tension ofthe mattress during the act of unfolding the bedstead serves to hold thelegs 21 in contact with the floor, and affords a firm support for thebed.

Heretofore a folding bed has been composed of a stationary case, ahinged bed-support,

and legs pivoted to the side rails of the bedsupport, and each connectedwith a spiral or convolute spring.

broadly claim; but

Such, therefore, I do not WVhat I claim as my invention is- 1. Thecombination of the upright casing, the folding-bed support, and anextensible mattress carried by said support with folding legs travelingon the floor at one end and journaled at the other end to the side railsof the folding support, and crank-connections between the journals ofthe legs and the end of the extensible mattress, for extending thelatter when the legs and bedsupport are unfolded, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination of the upright casing, the folding-bed support, andan extensible mattress carried by said support with folding legsconnected at one end by a cross-bar, and such ends traveling on thefloor, and journaled at the other ends to the side rails of thebedsupport, and yielding connections between the journals of the legsand one end of the extensible mattress, for extending the latter whenthe legs and bed-support are unfolded, substantially as described.

3. In awardrobe-bedstead, the combination of an upright cabinet, afolding-bed-support, an extensible mattress, folding legs provided withfixed trunnions, journaled in the side rails and carrying cranks, andsliding levers for connecting the cranks and extensible mattress,substantially as described.

4. In a wardrobe-bedstead, the combination of an upright cabinet, afolding-bed support having folding legs provided with fixed trunnionsjournaled in the side rails of said support, an extensible mattress, andlevers for connecting the said trunnions and substantially as described.

5. In a wardrobe-bedstead, the combination of an upright cabinet, afolding-bed support having side rails provided with guides, anextensible mattress, folding legs having fixed trunnions journaled inthe side rails and pro vided with cranks, and levers sliding in theguides on the side rails, and connected with the trunnioncranks at oneend and with the extensible mattress at the other end, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix presence of two witnesses.

WILLARD A. MORRISON.

my signature in Witnesses:

HARVEY WADDELL, JAMES N EWCOM.

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